# 2022–23 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1

The 2022–23 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (Tunisian Professional League) season was the 97th season of top-tier football in Tunisia.
Étoile du Sahel were the champions for the first time since the 2015–16 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1, ending Espérance de Tunis run of six consecutive titles.
Exceptionally, no match was played between 15 November and 10 December due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup, which was held in the same period in Qatar.

## Teams

A total of 16 teams contested the league.

### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Avenir de Rejiche | Rejiche | Stade Ahmed Khouaja | 3,000 |
| Avenir de Soliman | Soliman | Stade Municipal de Soliman | 3,000 |
| Club Africain | Tunis (Bab Jedid) | Stade Hammadi Agrebi | 60,000 |
| Club Bizertin | Bizerte | Stade 15 Octobre | 20,000 |
| Croissant Chebbien | Chebba | Stade de Chebba | 3,000 |
| Club Sfaxien | Sfax | Stade Taïeb Mhiri | 22,000 |
| Espoir de Hammam Sousse | Sousse (Hammam Sousse) | Stade Bou Ali Lahouar | 6,500 |
| Étoile de Métlaoui | Métlaoui | Stade Municipal de Métlaoui | 6,000 |
| Étoile du Sahel | Sousse | Stade Olympique de Sousse | 42,000 |
| Espérance de Tunis | Tunis (Bab Souika) | Stade Hammadi Agrebi | 60,000 |
| Olympique Béja | Béja | Stade Boujemaa Kmiti | 15,000 |
| Olympique Sidi Bouzid | Sidi Bouzid | Stade du 17 Décembre | 1,000 |
| Stade Tunisien | Tunis (Le Bardo) | Stade Hédi Enneifer | 11,000 |
| Union de Ben Guerdane | Ben Guerdane | Stade du 7 Mars | 10,000 |
| Union Monastirienne | Monastir | Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet | 20,000 |
| Union de Tataouine | Tataouine | Stade Nejib Khattab | 5,000 |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Union Monastirienne | Faouzi Benzarti | Departure for Al Ahly Benghazi | 28 June 2022 | Darko Novic | 15 July 2022 |
| Club Africain | Adel Sellimi | Sacked | 5 July 2022 | Bertrand Marchand | 13 July 2022 |
| Club Bizertin | Karim Touati | Resignation | 26 October 2022 | Sofiene Hidoussi | 26 October 2022 |
| Club Bizertin | Sofiene Hidoussi | Resignation | 28 October 2022 | Khaled Ben Yahia | 4 November 2022 |
| Croissant Chebbien | Kais Yâakoubi | Resignation | 2 November 2022 | Lotfi Rhim | 3 November |
| Club Africain | Bertrand Marchand | Resignation | 8 November 2022 | Said Saibi | 19 November 2022 |
| Club Sfaxien | Karim Dalhoum | Sacked | 29 November 2022 | Maurizio Jacobacci | 9 December 2022 |
| Croissant Chebbien | Lotfi Rhim | Resignation | 14 December 2022 | Badou Zaki | 25 December 2022 |
| Croissant Chebbien | Badou Zaki | Resignation | 27 January 2023 | Skander Kasri | 30 January 2023 |
| Club Sfaxien | Maurizio Jacobacci | Sacked | 2 February 2023 | Anis Boujelbene (Interim) | 2 February 2023 |
| Club Bizertin | Khaled Ben Yahia | Mutual consent | 5 February 2023 | Sofiene Hidoussi | 6 February 2023 |
| Étoile du Sahel | Mohamed Mkacher | Resignation | 14 February 2023 | Faouzi Benzarti | 28 February 2023 |
| Olympique Béja | Tarek Jarraya | Departure for Al Ahly Tripoli | 27 February 2023 | Jamel Khcharem | 5 March 2023 |
| Espérance de Tunis | Nabil Maâloul | Resignation | 13 May 2023 | Mouin Chaâbani | 22 May 2023 |

## Competition
### First round
#### Group A
##### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Espérance de Tunis | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 8 | +17 | 31 | Advance to Playoff |
| 2 | Étoile du Sahel | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 29 | Advance to Playoff |
| 3 | Union de Tataouine | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 18 | Advance to Playoff |
| 4 | Club Sfaxien | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 16 | Advance to Playoff |
| 5 | Stade Tunisien | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 16 | Qualification for Playout |
| 6 | Club Bizertin | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 16 | Qualification for Playout |
| 7 | Espoir de Hammam Sousse | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 14 | Qualification for Playout |
| 8 | Croissant Chebbien (R) | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 11 | Relegation to Ligue 2 |
* 1 2 3 Teams ranked on goal difference: Club Sfaxien –1, Stade Tunisien −3, Club Bizertin −5

##### Results

| Home \ Away | CAB | CSCH | CSS | ESHS | ESS | EST | ST | UST |
| Club Bizertin | | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Croissant Chebbien | 3–0 | | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Club Sfaxien | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Espoir de Hammam Sousse | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 0–5 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Étoile du Sahel | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Espérance de Tunis | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Stade Tunisien | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | | 2–1 |
| Union de Tataouine | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
* ↑ Étoile du Sahel were awarded a 2–0 win after the match was stopped in the 70th minute, with the visitors leading 1–0, due to riots by the Stade Tunisien fans.

##### Clubs season-progress

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Club Bizertin | L | D | D | L | L | W | L | W | D | W | D | L | L | W |
| Croissant Chebbien | W | L | L | D | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | D | L |
| Club Sfaxien | D | D | L | W | D | D | L | D | W | L | D | L | D | W |
| Espoir de Hammam Sousse | L | L | D | D | W | D | D | W | L | L | L | W | D | L |
| Étoile du Sahel | W | W | W | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | L |
| Espérance de Tunis | D | W | L | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | D | W |
| Stade Tunisien | W | D | W | D | D | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | W | W |
| Union de Tataouine | L | D | W | D | D | L | D | L | D | W | W | W | D | L |

#### Group B
##### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Union Monastirienne | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 29 | Advance to Playoff |
| 2 | Union de Ben Guerdane | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 27 | Advance to Playoff |
| 3 | Olympique Béja | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 24 | Advance to Playoff |
| 4 | Club Africain | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 24 | Advance to Playoff |
| 5 | Étoile de Métlaoui | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 19 | Qualification for Playout |
| 6 | Avenir de Soliman | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 17 | Qualification for Playout |
| 7 | Olympique Sidi Bouzid | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 9 | Qualification for Playout |
| 8 | Avenir de Rejiche (R) | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 6 | Relegation to Ligue 2 |
* 1 2 Teams ranked on goal difference: Olympique Béja +7, Club Africain +3

##### Results

| Home \ Away | ASR | ASS | CA | ESM | OB | OSB | USBG | USM |
| Avenir de Rejiche | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Avenir de Soliman | 1–0 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Club Africain | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 |
| Étoile de Métlaoui | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Olympique Béja | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Olympique Sidi Bouzid | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 0–2 | | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Union de Ben Guerdane | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 1–0 |
| Union Monastirienne | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |

##### Clubs season-progress

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Avenir de Rejiche | D | L | W | D | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L |
| Avenir de Soliman | D | W | L | L | D | D | W | W | L | L | L | D | W | D |
| Club Africain | D | L | W | W | L | D | L | W | L | W | W | D | W | W |
| Étoile de Métlaoui | D | L | L | D | D | L | W | L | W | L | W | D | W | W |
| Olympique Béja | D | L | D | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | L |
| Olympique Sidi Bouzid | L | W | D | L | L | D | L | L | W | L | L | D | L | L |
| Union de Ben Guerdane | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | D | D | W | D |
| Union Monastirienne | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | D | L | W |

#### Goals scored per round

This graph represented the number of goals scored during each round:

### Playoff
#### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Étoile du Sahel (C) | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 3 | +16 | 34 | Qualification for the Champions League |
| 2 | Espérance de Tunis | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 28 | Qualification for the Champions League |
| 3 | Club Africain | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 27 | Qualification for the Confederation Cup |
| 4 | Union Monastirienne | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 26 | |
| 5 | Union de Ben Guerdane | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 21 | |
| 6 | Club Sfaxien | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 18 | |
| 7 | Olympique Béja | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 20 | −11 | 16 | Qualification for the Confederation Cup |
| 8 | Union de Tataouine | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 42 | −36 | 4 | |
* 1 2 Étoile du Sahel and Union de Ben Guerdane were added 3 points (2nds of the groups in the first round).
* 1 2 Espérance de Tunis and Union Monastirienne were added 4 points (1sts of the groups in the first round).
* 1 2 Club Africain and Club Sfaxien were added 1 point (4ths of the groups in the first round).
* 1 2 Olympique Béja and Union de Tataouine were added 2 points (3rds of the groups in the first round).
* ↑ As Tunisian Cup winners

#### Results

| Home \ Away | CA | CSS | ESS | EST | OB | USBG | USM | UST |
| Club Africain | | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 |
| Club Sfaxien | 0–0 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 |
| Étoile du Sahel | 2–0 | 1–0 | | 0–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| Espérance de Tunis | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Olympique Béja | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 |
| Union de Ben Guerdane | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | | 3–2 | 5–0 |
| Union Monastirienne | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | | 1–0 |
| Union de Tataouine | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–6 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | |
* ↑ Club Africain were awarded a 2–0 win after the match was stopped in first half, with a 0–0 draw, because of an attack by Olympique Béja fans on Said Saibi, the manager of Club Africain.
* ↑ Union de Ben Guerdane were awarded a 2–0 win after Club Sfaxien involved 5 foreign players on the pitch at the same time. The match originally ended 2–1 for Club Sfaxien.

#### Clubs season-progress

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Club Africain | W | D | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | D | D | L | D | W |
| Club Sfaxien | L | D | L | D | W | W | D | D | L | W | L | L | W | D |
| Étoile du Sahel | W | W | W | L | W | W | D | D | W | W | D | W | D | W |
| Espérance de Tunis | W | D | L | W | L | L | W | W | L | W | D | W | D | W |
| Olympique Béja | L | L | W | D | W | L | D | L | L | L | W | W | L | L |
| Union de Ben Guerdane | L | W | W | D | W | L | D | L | W | L | W | L | D | L |
| Union Monastirienne | W | D | L | L | L | W | D | W | W | L | D | W | W | D |
| Union de Tataouine | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L |

#### Positions by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Club Africain | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Club Sfaxien | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Étoile du Sahel | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Espérance de Tunis | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Olympique Béja | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Union de Ben Guerdane | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Union Monastirienne | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Union de Tataouine | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
* Leader
* 2023–24 CAF Champions League
* 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup

#### Goals scored per round

This graph represented the number of goals scored during each round:

### Playout
#### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Stade Tunisien | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 22 | |
| 2 | Club Bizertin | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 19 | |
| 3 | Avenir de Soliman | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 16 | |
| 4 | Étoile de Métlaoui | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 14 | |
| 5 | Olympique Sidi Bouzid (R) | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | Relegation to Ligue 2 |
| 6 | Espoir de Hammam Sousse (R) | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 11 | Relegation to Ligue 2 |
* 1 2 Étoile de Métlaoui and Stade Tunisien were added 4 points (5ths of the groups in the first round).
* 1 2 Avenir de Soliman and Club Bizertin were added 2 points (6ths of the groups in the first round).

#### Results

| Home \ Away | ASS | CAB | ESHS | ESM | OSB | ST |
| Avenir de Soliman | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 |
| Club Bizertin | 0–1 | | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 |
| Espoir de Hammam Sousse | 5–1 | 1–0 | | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| Étoile de Métlaoui | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Olympique Sidi Bouzid | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | | 1–1 |
| Stade Tunisien | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
* ↑ Club Bizertin were awarded a 2–0 win after Étoile de Métlaoui involved 5 foreign players on the pitch at the same time. The match originally ended 0–0.

#### Clubs season-progress

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Avenir de Soliman | L | D | L | L | D | W | W | W | W | L |
| Club Bizertin | W | L | W | W | D | W | D | W | L | L |
| Espoir de Hammam Sousse | D | L | W | L | D | W | L | L | L | W |
| Étoile de Métlaoui | D | D | L | W | D | L | L | L | D | W |
| Olympique Sidi Bouzid | L | W | D | L | D | L | W | L | D | W |
| Stade Tunisien | W | W | D | W | D | L | D | W | W | L |

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Goalscorer | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Rafik Kamergi | USBG | 14 |
| 2 | Oussama Bouguerra | OB | 10 |
| 2 | Haythem Jouini | ST | 10 |
| 2 | Anice Badri | EST | 10 |
| 5 | Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane | EST | 9 |
| 5 | Youssouf Oumarou | USM | 9 |
| 5 | Oussama Abid | ESS | 9 |
| 8 | Hamdi Labidi | CA | 8 |
| 8 | Haykeul Chikhaoui | USM | 8 |
| 8 | Achref Habbassi | CSS | 8 |
| 11 | Mouala Chance | ESM | 6 |
| 11 | David Akpan Ankeye | ESHS | 6 |
| 11 | Bernard Babacar Faye | ASS | 6 |
| 11 | Amine Haboubi | OB then CSS | 6 |

### Final ranking

| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Étoile du Sahel (C) | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 14 | +28 | 60 |
| 2 | Espérance de Tunis | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 45 | 18 | +27 | 55 |
| 3 | Club Africain | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 50 |
| 4 | Union Monastirienne | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 19 | +21 | 51 |
| 5 | Union de Ben Guerdane | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 45 |
| 6 | Club Sfaxien | 28 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 33 |
| 7 | Olympique Béja | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 34 | –4 | 38 |
| 8 | Union de Tataouine | 28 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 57 | –39 | 20 |
| 9 | Stade Tunisien | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 34 |
| 10 | Club Bizertin | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 33 |
| 11 | Avenir de Soliman | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 31 |
| 12 | Étoile de Métlaoui | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 29 |
| 13 | Olympique Sidi Bouzid (R) | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 31 | −10 | 21 |
| 14 | Espoir de Hammam Sousse (R) | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 33 | −12 | 25 |
| 15 | Croissant Chebbien (R) | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 11 |
| 16 | Avenir de Rejiche (R) | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 6 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Anice Badri | Espérence de Tunis | Club Bizertin | 4–0 (H) | 2 February 2023 |
| Yassine Meriah | Espérence de Tunis | Union de Tataouine | 6–1 (A) | 30 June 2023 |

### Scoring

* First goal of the season: Rafik Kamergi for Union de Ben Guerdane against Olympique Sidi Bouzid (7 October 2022)
* Final goal of the season: Mahdi Ouedherfi for Club Africain against Union de Ben Guerdane (30 June 2023)

## Number of teams by Governorate

| Position | Governorate | Number | Teams |
| 1 | Tunis | 3 | Club Africain, Espérance de Tunis, Stade Tunisien |
| 2 | Sousse | 2 | Espoir de Hammam Sousse, Étoile du Sahel |
| 2 | Mahdia | 2 | Avenir de Rejiche, Croissant Chebbien |
| 4 | Sfax | 1 | Club Sfaxien |
| 4 | Nabeul | 1 | Avenir de Soliman |
| 4 | Bizerte | 1 | Club Bizertin |
| 4 | Monastir | 1 | Union Monastirienne |
| 4 | Medenine | 1 | Union de Ben Guerdane |
| 4 | Sidi Bouzid | 1 | Olympique Sidi Bouzid |
| 4 | Béja | 1 | Olympique Béja |
| 4 | Tataouine | 1 | Union de Tataouine |
| 4 | Gafsa | 1 | Étoile de Métlaoui |

## Awards

Each month, Internet users voted for the player of the month sponsored by Foot24 and Coca-Cola.
| Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month |
| Month | Player | Club |
| February | Hamdi Labidi | Club Africain |
| March | Oussama Abid | Étoile du Sahel |
| April | Mohamed Ali Amri | Club Africain |
| May | Hamdi Labidi | Club Africain |
| June | Zied Boughattas | Étoile du Sahel |

## Media coverage

Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 Media Coverage :
| Television Channel | Internet |
| Al-Kass Sports Channel | Diwan FM |